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Jasbinder Bilan

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Jasbinder Bilan
Bilan in 2022
Alma materBath Spa University (MA)
Children2
Websitewww.jasbinderbilan.co.uk

Jasbinder Bilan is an Indian-born British author and teacher.[1]

Early life and education

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Bilan was born on a farm in the northern Punjab, her mother from Moranwali and her father from Raipur Daba,[2] and moved to Nottingham, England at 18 months old, where she grew up in Lenton and Radford.[3] Bilan graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University in 2014.[4]

Personal life

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Bilan lives near Bath with her husband and their two sons.[5]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Indian wins UK award". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  2. ^ Bilan, Jasbinder (20 December 2020). "Jasbinder Bilan: Heading 'home' to India freed my creativity". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ Turpin, Matt (27 October 2019). "Writers in Profile #1: Jasbinder Bilan". Nottingham City of Literature. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Jasbinder Bilan". Bath Spa University. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ Roy, Amit (7 January 2020). "Indian wins UK award". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Costa Book Awards 2019 winners revealed". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  7. ^ "Asha and the Spirit Bird' by Jasbinder Bilan". The Times of India. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  8. ^ "Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition Extended For 2021". Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  9. ^ "Bath author Jasbinder Bilan shortlisted for Waterstones Children's Book Prize". Bath Echo. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  10. ^ "Jhalak Prize 2020 longlist revealed". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  11. ^ "2020 Prize Winners". Jhalak Prize. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  12. ^ Jones, Nicolette. "Children's book of the week: Asha & the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan review". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-11-19.